Tim Murr

#appalachianhorror recs - day 3

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Heeeey I know a couple of those books! Thanks for the shoutout!

a man in a car says " i 'm doing " ALT: a man in a car says " i 'm doing "

Everyone…tell me your favorite punk 7” record…for reasons.

Does it all connect? In my mind. #texaschainsawmassacre #blackflag

The best American movie & my favorite band both reached inside the American Dream & pulled back the wood paneling to reveal the rot festering underneath. Horror and punk rock are powerful vehicles for speaking truth to power.

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Ozzy Osbourne Farewell Show Was The Highest-Grossing Charity Concert Of All Time On July 5, Ozzy Osbourne put on a farewell concert, performing as a solo artist and with Black Sabbath for the last time in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, UK. Billed as the “Back To The Beginning”...

Ozzy going out after raising $190 million for sick kids and a Parkinson’s cure is metal AF.

This Saturday (July 19) in conjunction with our friends at State Theater Vintage Emporium, we’re celebrating Summerween with a day long sale! All HORROR BOOKS, COMICS, etc are 10% off. if you’re in costume, they are 20% off! We will also be accepting cash donations for the Columbia Animal Shelter.

The third act was a big surprise that I did not see coming but damn I loved it. Favorite read of the year so far and I hope the next book is coming soon!

A tale of vengeance set before, during and after a major hurricane-House is the most haunted crime novel I’ve ever read. Gabino layers in supernatural lore and unleashes hell when the storm reaches its pitch. It’s wildly engrossing and I wanted more and more. 2/

Ok, I’ve let it set in a few days. #HouseofBoneandRain by @gabino.bsky.social is in short another win for Gabino. I’ve been a fan since #ZeroSaints came out, and I think House might be my favorite so far. 1/

On the turntable today, #TheWarriors ftom @waxworkrecords.bsky.social , #JohnColtrane , #DivineHorsemen , and #RollinsBand

YouTube video by vintage video clips Joe Tex - The Love You Save (1966)

The great Joe Tex. This song always gets me…

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Perfect films with equally perfect remakes

YouTube video by Sterling Cale Pere Ubu - John Peel Session 27th June 1989

Three-Song Peel Session of Pere Ubu from June 27, 1989. Length: 10:45.
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There’s one movie that’s an obvious comparison, but I won’t mention it in case someone has managed to not be spoiled by all the coverage, but besides surface level plot similarities, Sinners stands on its own. /4

The cast is so damn good and completely disappear into their characters and the world building Coogler pulls off with a bit of dialogue here, an out of left field scene there, makes Sinners one of the most unique viewing experiences you will have had with a film in a long time. /3

And I haven’t even gotten to the writing and directing, which are impeccable. It’s been said the true test of how good a horror movie is, is can it stand on its own if you remove the horror aspect from it. Here, yes, 100%. I was invested in these characters within minutes. /2

I knew I’d be missing out by not seeing #Sinners in the theater, but I was not prepared for how fucking amazing this movie looks, from the first shot it’s a work of art. Aesthetically one of the best looking films I’ve seen in my life, a masterpiece that will inspire generations. /1

I haven’t felt compelled to buy an issue of #TheIncredibleHulk since 1988, when Todd McFarlane was doing the pencils. The cover is exquisite. Hopefully my library will have the first volume of the trade, because I need to read this run now.

It’s heeeeeeere. Brand new edition of The Gray Man with two more Appalachian short stories added. Get a signed copy with some extra goodies when you order from the St Rooster shop or get it online where you normally shop…

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If you see this, post your black and white art!

Cover to Mark Jaskowski's Beneath the Swimming Pools, the Teeth! A black and while phot of an abandoned building with tentacles rising up from the ground overlaying the photo.

Hey so today is the release day for Mark Jaskowski's Beneath the Swimming Pools, the Teeth! This novella packs a punch. Poor decisions, a brutal blackout, a body changing in bizarre ways, the downsides of friendship, and more.
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The lights are on but no one is on the rides. The screams from inside the fun house have drawn quite a crowd. More cops keep going in but none have come out.

Cover for Mark Jaskowski's Beneath the Swimming Pools, the Teeth! Features a black and white photo of an abandoned building with an overlay of tentacles reaching up from below.

Hey y'all. This comes out in 5 days!
Low level crime, a blackout at a party, the mystery of what happened, and the question of why a body is changing. Body horror meets dirtbag noir. Like David Goodis and Clive Barker drinking 40s in the stairwell of a neglected apartment building. Shit rules.

The Gray Man Deluxe Edition PREORDER Tim Murr's 2018 novella, THE GRAY MAN, gets a new deluxe edition upgrade with new formatting, a new edit, and includes two extra...

My 2018 Appalachian horror novella THE GRAY MAN is back in an all new edition with 2 other Appalachian horror stories and a new Afterword. You can preorder at the link below or get it straight from the Zon now. 📚 🩸

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YouTube video by Gilles Desmoulins Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up Live 1972

Happy Cake Day in the great beyond to the great Curtis Mayfield. Watch how bad ass this man was in 1972…

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a black and white photo of a man with long hair sitting in a chair . Alt: a black and white photo of a man with long hair sitting in a chair .

"When you're writing, you're conjuring. It's a ritual, and you need to be brave and respectful and sometimes get out of the way of whatever it is that you're inviting into the room."

— Tom Waits

"Scenes have to either move the plot forward or advance character/theme" I actually think it's fine for artists to put something in because they think it's cool.

Me reading the “are sex scenes necessary” discourse again